Trent Franks

Representative from Arizona

HOUSEREPUBLICAN2003–2019ID F000448

LegislationHEADLINE

2%with Dems

of 6,493 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

2%with Dems

of 6,493 · both combined

Steepest move

+3 pts

2009 → 2011

still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓200320092015

2017–18115th Congress

Sat as a Republican

2.6%with Democrats

of 496 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, +3 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Dec 7, 2017H.J.Res. 123Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 7, 2017H.R. 477Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 7, 2017noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Republican majority

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Dec 7, 2017H.Res. 259Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in VenezuelaLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 7, 2017H.Res. 647Providing for consideration of H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017; providing for consideration of H.R. 3971, Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017; and providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 123, Making further continuing appropriations, FY 2018LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 6, 2017H.Con.Res. 90Condemning ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya and calling for an end to the attacks in and an immediate restoration of humanitarian access to the state of Rakhine in BurmaLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 6, 2017H.R. 38Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 6, 2017H.R. 38Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 6, 2017S. 1266Enhancing Veteran Care ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 496 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress0.5% · 1,764 votes

Economics and Public Finance4.5% · 1,424 votes

Armed Forces and National Security4.5% · 465 votes

Government Operations and Politics0.8% · 260 votes

Energy0% · 250 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 216 votes

Finance and Financial Sector1% · 199 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 191 votes

Taxation0% · 182 votes

Health0.6% · 176 votes

Emergency Management4.4% · 160 votes

Transportation and Public Works1.8% · 114 votes

Education0.9% · 106 votes

Agriculture and Food11.1% · 99 votes

Law0% · 98 votes

Labor and Employment0% · 96 votes

Housing and Community Development1.1% · 91 votes

International Affairs1.4% · 72 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement1.4% · 69 votes

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 61 votes

Water Resources Development0% · 48 votes

Commerce11.1% · 45 votes

Immigration2.9% · 35 votes

Native Americans3.3% · 30 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance6.9% · 29 votes

Social Welfare0% · 18 votes

Commemorations0% · 17 votes

Animals0% · 16 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 4 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

8 Congresses

108th · 2003115th · 2017

Republican · House · AZ108th–115th

Term datesexact

Trent Franks

Representative from Arizona

HOUSER2003–20198 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

2.2%with Democrats

of 6,493 votes · 97.8% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested2%of 6,493 · combined

Steepest move+3 pts2009→11, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020032017

2017–18 · 115th · Republican · of 496 votes2.6%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.

Democratic majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

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Latest 6 shown · 496 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career

Congress0.5% · 1,764

Economics and Public Finance4.5% · 1,424

Armed Forces and National Security4.5% · 465

Government Operations and Politics0.8% · 260

Energy0% · 250

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 216

Finance and Financial Sector1% · 199

Environmental Protection0% · 191

Taxation0% · 182

Health0.6% · 176

Emergency Management4.4% · 160

Transportation and Public Works1.8% · 114

Education0.9% · 106

Agriculture and Food11.1% · 99

Law0% · 98

Labor and Employment0% · 96

Housing and Community Development1.1% · 91

International Affairs1.4% · 72

Crime and Law Enforcement1.4% · 69

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 61

Water Resources Development0% · 48

Commerce11.1% · 45

Immigration2.9% · 35

Native Americans3.3% · 30

Foreign Trade and International Finance6.9% · 29

Social Welfare0% · 18

Commemorations0% · 17

Animals0% · 16

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 12

Families— · 4

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

108th · 2003115th · 2017

Republican108th–115th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th